Kelly Pleskunas, who had to close Crossroads Books earlier this year when she and other tenants at the Crossroads Center in Watsonville, Calif., were given notices of eviction, has opened a new store, Kelly's Books, in the Watsonville Square Shopping Center, the Santa Cruz Sentinel reported.
Pleskunas told the paper, "I originally wanted to be in this shopping center, but it was such a daunting task to move from Crossroads that I never seriously considered it." The shopping center includes "Nob Hill Foods and a variety of coffee shops, restaurants and other bustling businesses," and Pleskunas expects there will be more walk-in traffic than at the Crossroads Books location.
Kelly's Books will be open seven days a week and, according to the Register-Pajaronian, in addition to "books for all ages and at all prices," the store will offer locally made, non-perishable food, local postcards and mugs, as well as artists' works.
The new store had a grand opening on Saturday that included a Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting. The store's first event, on Saturday, December 17, will feature local author Mike Wallace, whose new book is The Daughters of Alta Mira.
Kelly's Books is located at 1838 Main St., Watsonville, Calif. 95076-3092; 831-728-4139.